Box Score

Lexington, Va. - The Generals of Washington & Lee University exploded for five runs in the seventh inning to blow open a 1-1 and claim a 6-1 non-conference victory over St Mary's College of Maryland Saturday afternoon.

W&L (5-2) staked a 1-0 lead in the second inning when Anthony Cardona singled to left field with two outs to score Byron Peyster who had singled in his at-bat.  The Seahawks avoided a dangerous situation with bases loaded when senior right-hander Brian Briggs (Laurel, Md./Hammond) forced John Ditore to ground out second base to end the inning.

The next two innings went scoreless until St. Mary's (2-3) finally got on the scoreboard with a run of its own on the merits of freshman infielder Matt Baden's (Sunderland, Md./Huntingtown) RBI double to left field, bringing home freshman outfielder Mark Dattilio (Hagerstown, Md./North Hagerstown) who singled to get on base.

The seventh inning started with a lead-off walk followed by a sacrifice bunt.  Cardona connected on an RBI double to score Peyster.  A pair of wild pitches put runners on second and third, setting up for Ditore's RBI single to allow Cardona to score and then Terrence McKelvey came home on a Seahawk error.  The Generals were now up 4-1 with one out.  Sophomore Jon Gill (Owings Mills, Md./Park) relieved senior Ryan D'Antuono (Ellicott City, Md./Howard) and drew the second out with runners on second and third.  Hunter Serenbetz notched a two-run single to finish off the General victory.

Cardona and McKelvey both batted 2-for-4 and scored a run while Cardona recorded a pair of RBI to pace Washington & Lee.  Nate Adkins (1-0) registered the win after four solid innings with no hits and one strikeout.

Five different Seahawks collected a hit, while D'Antuono suffered the loss after giving up five runs on four hits with three walks and three strikeouts.

St. Mary's will kick off Capital Athletic Conference play this Wednesday when the Seahawks host CAC newcomer, Villa Julie College, at 2:00 at the Hawk's Nest.